The Cardiac Classic cross-country mountain bike race is being held on August 10. It will run along many of the trails in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Approving this activity in a wildlife refuge area seems hardly the best way of protecting it.

The forest wraps its leafy arms around us as we descend the 19 steps, from Beaverbook Cr. and Beaverbrook Dr., to the gravel path below on this 24th of April. Mmmmm …. it smells different down here – so fresh after the heavy rain of last night – moist earth...

May, 2015 John has continued taking daily samples. Here is an updated graph: July, 2014 March, 2014 John Templeton has captured two recent high conductivity events with values over 6000 micro-Siemens/cm! We believe this is the result of large amounts of road salt...

Newly published research co-authored by scientists at Simon Fraser University and the Raincoast Conservation Foundation shows juvenile coho salmon benefit from dining on the distant remains of their spawning pink and chum cousins. While juvenile coho salmon feed...